Rick Barry vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Rick Barry

vs.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Alex Groza 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Alex Groza 2

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Alex Groza 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Alex Groza 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Alex Groza 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.